The Healthy Lifestyle Swaps That Are More Effective Than Squats

July 20, 2017

When it comes to our health, we can often feel like we have to eat lots of protein, get in our ‘five-a-day’ and squat it like it’s hot to be considered healthy. But, you can often find that doing all that won’t change your health completely. Yes, it’s always a good thing to be hitting the gym, but you may find that other aspects of your lifestyle are holding you back from being your healthiest self – no matter how long you spend on the squat rack. So, if you’re serious about leading a healthier lifestyle, here are the swaps you should think about making that are more effective than squats.

Switching Soda For Water

First of all, if you’re a soda drinker, there’s a high chance that you’re not getting in enough water. It’s a stereotype, but it’s often true. When you’re a consumer of caffeine over everything else, you’re less likely to pick up a bottle of water every single day – and that’s not doing any favors for your health. If you want to be your healthiest self, you have to be hydrated. It can help your body to function better. So make the switch!

Walking Or Riding Over Driving

Whether you’re spending a lot of time in the gym or not, you should also think about using your legs a lot more. If you’re sat at a desk all day, you’re not going to be doing a lot for your health. Walking helps though. So, instead of planning on driving everywhere that you go, skip the car for a day and walk. You could even walk instead. You may find this simple swap is what finally helps you to hit your health and fitness targets.

Cutting Your Toxins

You may not realize it, but some of your lifestyle choices can often lead to increasing the levels of toxins in your body. It’s said that tobacco has more chemicals in it than e liquid, so consider making the swap. We all know that alcohol has toxins in it, so you might want to think about cutting back on that too. And you may want to read your beauty product labels more as they can often be full of chemicals too.

Late Nights For Early Mornings

You could be completely on point with your diet and exercise, but if you’re not sleeping right, it won’t be making that much of a difference. The importance of getting enough sleep is something we all need to understand. With a sleep schedule, you should find that your body functions a lot better. Plus, when you’re up early in the mornings, you will find that you’re more productive by starting earlier.

Eating In Over Ordering In

If you’re tempted by a takeout now and then, you could be harming your health in more ways than you think. Not only can they cause obesity, but they are often full of junk too! So think about cooking from scratch a little more. Homemade food is always better for you – because you know what’s in it. But, if you still need your fix, you could even make your favorite takeout meals at home yourself.

Ally Gonzales is the founder & editor-in-chief of RunningSoleGirl. Along with blogging she is also juggling attending college and majoring in Exercise and Sports Science with a Sports Management minor.